Abstract
The aim of this research is to examine the self-efficacy, competitive anxiety and psychological toughness of the students by taking into account the sportsmanship variable. The data used in the study were obtained from 200 East Azerbaijan Province Islamic Azad University students (100 female athletes, 100 female non-athletes) who constituted the study group on the basis of volunteerism on the basis of convenience sampling method. In this research, which was conducted in the survey model, data were obtained through Sherer and Maddux's (1990) Self-Efficacy Scale, Kiyamarsi (1997) Psychological Toughness Scale and Martens et al.'s (1990) Competitive Anxiety Scale. In the findings, it was determined that self-efficacy and psychological power variables differed significantly as a result of the comparison of athlete and non-athlete students. In addition, according to the results of the research, it was determined that athlete students had higher levels of psychological power and self-efficacy compared to non-athlete students. It was determined that competitive anxiety levels did not differ significantly between athlete and non-athlete students.
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